I have 6 pieces recorded now. I've done a few photo shoots and got the shots I need for the album artwork The process has been slower than planned but more than anything I want a high quality album. I've been doing a ton of research on photography and audio mastering to create this album with what I have and the budget I have. So far I'm getting the results I want

Something I'm working on right now is writing a new piece for the album. All of the other pieces for the album I've had completed for a long time. The inspiration was that I thought I should have another 12 string piece on the album. I also thought I needed a more intimate piece. I actually dabbled with this piece a while ago. It started with using the same tuning I use on the piece "Alive" and messing around with different chord positions. I found some that worked with the tuning. As I played around with the chords I came up with the main theme. Only now have I really listened to the piece to see where it wants to go. I know artists are probably the only ones who might get this but to me, if I just listen, it's often very obvious where the piece wants to go. I might hear a general idea in my mind or something specific. So I've basically got the piece organized how I want it and I just need to refine it a bit and start recording.